Bush Flying Books Master List

[fabricfan]

Bush Flying Books

“10,000 hours: Reminiscences of a Helicopter Bush Pilot” Peter Corley-Smith
"A Gift of Wings" Richard Bach
“Adventures of the Iditarod Air force” Ted Mattson
“Alaska's Sky Follies” Joe Rychetnik/Sandy Jamieson
“Alaska Bush Pilots in the Float Country” Archie Satterfield
“An American Bush Pilot in Guyana” Robert Rice
“Arctic Bush Pilot” James Rearden/ James "Andy" Anderson
“Arctic Bush Pilot” Harmon Helmericks
“Arctic Bush Mission” John R Chambers
"Back to the Barrens" George Erickson
"Blow Pots & Bent Props" Rex Terpening
“Bush and Arctic Pilot” Al Williams
"Bush Pilot Angler" Lee Wulff
“Bush Pilots of Alaska” Kim Heacox
“Bush Pilots: Daredevils of the Wilderness” Peter Boer
“Bush-Pilot in Diamond Country” Donald Haack
“Bush Flying: The Romance of the North” Robert S. Grant
“Canadian Bush Pilot Ernie Buffa” Florence Whyard
“Come Fly With Me” Guy Gervais
“Ernie Boffa: Canadian Bush Pilot” Florence Whyard
“Fly The Biggest Piece Back” Steve Smith
“Flying Cold: The story of Russ Merrill” Robert Merrill MacLean
"Flying the Alaska Wild" Mort Mason
"Flights of Passage" Rider Buck
“Flight of the Red Beaver: A Yukon Adventure” Larry Whitesitt
“Flying A Little Over Stall Speed” Bud Johnson
“Frank Barr: Bush Pilot in Alaska and the Yukon” Dermot Cole
“Flights of a Coast Dog: A Pilot's Log” Jack Schofield
"Gemini to Joburg" Cecil Lewis
“Glacier Wings and Tales” Jack Wilson
“Glacier Pilot the story of Bob Reeves” Beth Day Romulo
“Guide to Bush Flying” F.E. Potts
“Heroes of the Horizon: Flying Adventures of Alaska” Gerry Bruder
"How to fly the Wild, and stay alive" Hal Terry
“Ice Runway” Roy Mason
“In The Shadow of Eagles” Jim Rearden/Rudy Billberg
“Island Bush Pilot: Founder of san Juan Airlines” Roy Franklin
“King of the Ice” Don Johnson
“Land Here? You Bet" Sunny Fader/Edward (Ted) Huntley
"Last of the Bush Pilots" Helmericks Harmon
“Learning to be an Alaskan Bush Pilot” Gerald Potter
“Low and Slow” Mabry Anderson
"Mercy Pilot" Dirk Tordoff
“Mission Pilot: High Adventure in Dangerous Places” Eileen E. Lantry
“Mudhole Smith” Lone Jansen
“My Year As an Alaskan Bush Pilot” Robert M. Brantner
“Nine Lives Of An Alaska Bush Pilot” Ken Eichner
“Noel Wien: Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot” Ira Harkey
"Northern Flights" Jerry Bruder
“Nothing By Chance” Richard Bach
"On Being a Bird" Philip Wills
“Outlaw Pilot” Jimmy Anderson
“Outlaw Pilot II” Jimmy Anderson
“Papa was a Bush Pilot” Sally M. Pollen
“Pilots of the Purple Twilight” Philip H. Godsell
“Ragwings and Heavy Iron” Martin Caidin
"Renovation of the Heart" Dallas Willard
"Rocks and Wings” C.L. (Pete) Sainsbury
"Rowing to Latitude" Jill Fordston
“Roy Dickson: 1930s Alaska Bush Pilot” Roy Dickson
“Shadows on the Koyukuk” Sidney Huntington
“Skystruck” Cliff Cernick
“Tales of Alaska's Bushrat Governor” Jay S. Hammond
“Tales of a Legendary Wildlife Agent and Bush Pilot” Sam O. White
“The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles” Mort Mason
“The Flying North” by Jean Potter
“The Arctic Fox: Bush Pilot of the North Country” Don C. Braun/John C. Warren
“The Last of the Bush Pilots” Harmon Helmericks
“Trails of an Alaskan Game Warden” Ray Tremblay
"Travel Air NC9084" Jim Rearden
"Triumph over Turbulence" Jim Magoffin
“True North: Exploring the Great Wilderness by Bush Plane” George Erickson
"True North Last of the Bush Pilots" by Bud Helmericks
“True North in Alaska” Jack Webb/Susan Webb
“Wager With the Wind” by James Greiner
"Weekend Pilot" Frank Kingston Smith
“West With The Wind” Beryl Markham
“Winging It” Jack Jeffords
“Wings of the North” Dick Turner
"Wings over the Alaska Highway" P.G. Wodehouse

Books That Include some Bush Flying

“I could never be so lucky again” by Jimmy Doolittle
“I'd Rather be Flying" Frank Kingston Smith
“Fate is the Hunter” Ernest Kellogg Gann
“Flight of Passage” Rinker Buck
“Flights of Fancy" Frank Kingston Smith
“Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara” Captain Terry Reece
“Legacy of Wings: The Harold Pitcairn Story” Frank Kingston Smith
“Looking for Alaska" by Peter Jenkins
“Moondogs Academy of the Air” by Pete Fusco
“Papa X-ray” Jim Lang
“The Quest for Dall Sheep” Jack Wilson
“Trophy Rams of the Brooks Range” Duncan Gilchrist
“Weekend Wings" Frank Kingston Smith


Please list any titles that you think are missing and they will go on the updated list. A new list will made with ratings and a brief synopsis of each book. Thanks

 

[Ruffair]

I've read a lot of these, some that I've really enjoyed are:

“Noel Wien: Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot” Ira Harkey: I read this book years ago as a youth, was my inspiration to go North.

“Wager With the Wind” by James Greiner: A great read,

“Glacier Pilot the story of Bob Reeves” Beth Day Romulo: Another great read, lots of history

“The Flying North” by Jean Potter : Another great history book, was written in 1945 I think, when these colorful characters were alive.

The Helmericks books are full of history and first time accomplishments.

Don't forget CLOUDDANCER'S ALASKAN CHRONICLES, Great stories of modern times flying in the era of Horzontal opposed engines with fuel injection. Some of the best stories of Alaskan working pilots.

 

[Bill Ingerson]

Thanks for the list of books. There should be one in there somewhere Called " The adventure's of Steve Johnson"



Bill

 

[12Geezer2]

Prairie Pilot---coming soon

 

[HydroCub]

"Jungle Pilot" the story of Nate Saint

 

[fabricfan]

Thanks guys, keep them coming.

 

[Steve Pierce]

Here is another thread with a lot of great books. http://www.supercub.org/forum/showt...ose-who-have-time-to-read&highlight=good+book

 

[Cubus Maximus]

"The Thousand Mile War" by Brian Garfield / Covers a lot of aviation in the Aleutian campaign (emphasis on horrible weather...).

"Raven's Prey" by Slim Randles / Some Super Cub stuff in AK.

"Bush Pilots, Legends of the Old and Bold" By Bob Cary and Jack Hautala

 

[12Geezer2]

Enjoyed "BIPLANE" by Richard Bach---Not really bush flying---more like cow pasture flying but fun.

 

[55-PA18A]

Hearts of Courage: the Gillam Plan Crash - John M. Tippets
How I Became an Alaskan Bush Pilot - Vernard E. Jones
Wings Over Wilderness - Charles M. Thomas, Jr.
Alaska Bush Pilot - Chalon Harris
Prescription for Adventure - Naomi Gaede-Penner
Sourdough Sky - Stephen E. Mills and James W. Phillips

 

[60below]

Wings Over Wilderness, Stories of Alaska Bush Pilot Paul Shanahan is another great bush pilot book. It was written and self published by Chuck Thomas from Fairbank,s Alaska. Google "Sixty Below Press" for more info and how to get a copy.

 

[Taledrger]

Currently reading "Border Pilot" by M.L. Bourne. Not a "Bush Book" but an interesting and fun to read compilation of related short stories about the life of a crop-duster back in the '70s in TX.

 

[OLDCROWE]

"Flip Flop and Fly" the future memoirs of SteveE... comes complete with a theme song....best performance by Jerry Lee Lewis, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgFkbTUZ5U&feature=related even sounds like him on the radio with Riverside Tower!

 

[mongo]

Alaska Justice is my favorite so far.
Its available on kindle, and should be made into a movie....

http://www.amazon.com/Alaska-Justice-M-D-Kincaid/dp/0979669308

 

[Cubus Maximus]

"Wings over the Alaska Highway" P.G. Wodehouse

WHAT??!! (just noticed this in the master list.)

If that's the case, where is "Only a Factory Girl" by Rosie M. Banks?

 

[Chris Trinkle]

I am WAY BEHIND on my reading!!!!! They look great.

 

[Check Six]

The Fighting Grasshoppers by Ken Wakefield
L-Birds by Terry M. Love
Fying Low and Shot Down Twice by Joseph Gordon
A Hundred Feet Over Hell by Jim Hooper